M25 closed between St Albans junctions after police incident

Summarised from 2 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 16 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

The M25 is closed in both directions between junctions 21a and 22 near St Albans following a police incident.

The M25 is closed in both directions between junction 21a at Bricket Wood Interchange and junction 22 at The Bell Interchange near St Albans following a police incident. Hertfordshire Police are at the scene.

This Is Local London reports that a multi-vehicle crash caused the closure, with the incident occurring between junctions 23 and 24 on the clockwise carriageway. One lane was closed and heavy congestion stretched back to junction 22, with miles of queues visible on traffic cameras in the early hours.

Police have not indicated when the motorway will reopen, citing the nature of the incident. Motorists are advised to expect significant delays in the area.

How it is being reported

• LIVE on A1 as crash blocks road causing major congestionThe A1 is blocked due to a crash on Barnet Way.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 16:39
• Photos show emergency response to multi-vehicle M25 crash with MAJOR trafficA multi-vehicle crash on the M25 caused long delays and one lane closed on the clockwise carriageway.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 13:40
• LIVE on M25 as emergency services attend multi-vehicle crashA multi-vehicle crash is causing major traffic on the M25.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 13:22
• Photos as 'police incident' on M1 has stopped all lanes causing MAJOR trafficAn earlier police incident caused long delays and congestion.This Is Local London · 16 Oct, 12:02
• M25 traffic live: Police incident causes huge queues near St AlbansLong queues are forming on the major motorwayMyLondon · 16 Oct, 04:50
• M25 crash sparks chaos and stationary traffic - In photosTraffic heavier than normal has been reported due to an earlier accident on a major motorway route.This Is Local London · 15 Oct, 12:56
• LIVE as M25 crash stops all lanes with queueing trafficAll M25 lanes are stopped due to a crash.This Is Local London · 15 Oct, 12:11
• M25 Merstham crash - Fire service attends as traffic comes to standstillThere is very heavy traffic on the M25 following a crash which is now being attended to by the fire service.This Is Local London · 14 Oct, 17:26
• Crash blocks M25 causing very heavy traffic - In photosThere is very heavy traffic on the M25 following a crash.This Is Local London · 14 Oct, 17:08

In this story: M25 · St Albans · Hertfordshire Police · Bricket Wood

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